Enjoy this awesome encore show from March 6, 2025

Father Kris Stubna joins Patrick to discuss the Meaning of the Cross

• How was the cross understood by the early Christians?
• (8:13) How do we understand when Jesus says take up your cross and follow me?
• (14:00) Nick - I had an incident in 2016, where I was bleeding profusely and had to get into emergency surgery. Thought I was going to die. Prayed about it and got the inspiration to embrace my cross. We all have these incidents in our life and need to recognize the Lord in them.
• Should we just let suffering happen?

(20:14) Break 1

• What does it mean to
• (25:35) Dean - In my conversion, it was great to be able to go before a Catholic crucifix because Christ was there. The Passion of the Christ movie...the cross. Christ is there to help us carry the cross. His and ours.
• (30:37) Raul - 22-year-old special needs daughter. in laws also live with me. We've never had peace. Extreme stress. Only God has been able to help us get through that.

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• How does our relationship with Jesus play a crucial role in taking up your Cross?
• (39:35) how is the Cross an expression of love?
• (44:24) Lucine - If sometimes a cross is not a cross but what Jesus says, the devil comes to kill steal and destroy. Starting to think of this because of a friend who has dementia. Is it a cross or something stolen from her from the evil one?

Father Rob Kroll joins Patrick to discuss Mortification

• Where does the word mortification come from?
• (5:21) what does mortification include?
• How do we find the happy medium in mortification?
• (19:03) Laurie - A long time ago, my kids were going away from the faith. Stopped putting sugar in coffee.  Would it be efficacious to cut out the cream too? Is it better to intensify it?

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• Deb - Question about if a person has struggles when trying to do mortification and trouble with self-denial. Any advice?
• What are ways we can do mortification?
• (32:55) Chris - To what extent does trying to define holiness differ from by what you deny yourself instead of what you do for others?  Is there a risk of denying yourself vs. becoming more active in our faith?

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• What are dangers of Mortification?
• (45:15) How to discern what to do for mortification?

Enjoy this encore show is from February 13, 2025

Fr. Dave Heney joins Patrick to discuss End of Life Issues

• What is our hope as Catholics as our lives come to a close?
• (6:22) How can we prepare ourselves for death in our lives?
• What are practical ways we can prepare for our death?
• (14:22) Medical intervention for Catholics
• (19:20) Rudy - Power of attorney for mom. Diagnosed with dementia 5 years ago. went to confession before it kicked in. She doesn't want us to spend money on her at the end. Where do I draw the line as power of attorney?

(23:44) Break 1

• (24:52) Why is assisted suicide outside of Catholic teaching?
• (35:18) Carrie - For somebody who is elderly and having some ailments but not life-threatening, and expressing an interest in suicide, what resources are there to talk them out of it?

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• Natasha - Can you give recommendations for my 9-year-old who is having difficulty coping with the loss of family members around us?
• (46:03) Joe - I am a minister of care...bring communion to people dealing with these issues. I'm finding a lot of these people are 'prayer factories' and taking time to pray for family, friends, world in general. I have found this astonishing and something to hold up in this society that sees people as disposable.
• What is the impotence of the Funeral Mass?

Resources:

• Catholic Legacy
  • https://catholiclegacy.com/
• USCCB End of Life Resource
  • https://www.usccb.org/prolife/end-life
• Doug’s NEW BOOK!
  • https://relevantradio.store/products/rekindled-hearts-book

Father Bobby Blood joins Patrick to discuss Prayer Routine

• (5:50) how can people start a prayer routine?
• (13:35) John - Used to get up early in the morning and not remember what I prayed.  Now I get up move around and get into one of the readings of the Mass.  Always start with gratitude for the day.
• Mary Lou - My prayer routine, over the years it has grown and matured.  Pray the Rosary and do other things during my prayer and contemplative prayer.  It has matured to where I feel more comfortable in contemplative, quiet prayer rather than vocal prayer.

(22:16) Break 1

• When do you know when to persist and when to pivot in prayer?
• (29:19) What to do in dryness of prayer?
• (33:31) Mary - My routine is to pray slower, meditate on everything I'm saying.

(37:53) Break 2

• What re external effects on prayers?
• (43:00) Bridget - I have a prayer habit every day.  I pray my rosary on porch.  Going to have surgery for lung cancer.  Everyone tells me to have faith, but you still worry.  How do you combat that?
• Teresa - I always thank God for breath and life every morning.  When I say the Memorare, I say 'holy family.'  It gives me comfort throughout the day.

Love of the Father – Who is the Father? Does He love all things? How do we know that He loves us? Father Craig DeYoung joins the Inner Life to discuss the Love of the God Father and the importance of knowing that He loves us.

Caller Story – His dad died when he was 23.  He was a model figure and his love and support led me to the Catholic Church

Caller Story – I grew up without a father but as I got older and more into my faith, I developed a relationship with the Holy Trinity.

Caller Story – My father was pretty much absent.  As I grew closer to my faith, I consecrated myself to St. Joseph and asked him to be my spiritual father.

The Bread of Life and the Real Presence – Father Joseph Johnson joins the Inner Life to discuss the Bread of Life discourse in the gospel of St. John, and how it points to the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.

Caller Story – The Eucharist is such an important part of her life. We need to pray for priests because they bring us the Eucharist.

Caller Story – Is the Eucharist a covenant? If Mary is the Ark of the Covenant, are we similarly after we receive Jesus in the Eucharist?

Caller Story – If I don’t receive the Body and Blood of Christ, will I not go to heaven?

Praying the Rosary –  What is the Rosary? Where does it come from and why do we pray it? Father Ed Broom joins the Inner Life to discuss the power of the Holy Rosary in our daily prayer life.

Caller – I was a monk in Syria for 8 years and was kidnapped by Muslim soldiers.  I was praying the rosary.  I was inspired to sing and they let me go.

Caller – I’m blind and on dialysis;  I was off and on w/my faith.  The Rosary helped me, it’s just been guiding light for me. It has helped me through the pandemic.

Caller –  I grew up with the Rosary with it and it became part of me.  We used to pray the rosary with other people in the neighborhood.

Miracles – What is a miracle? How do miracles happen? Do we have to pray for them? Father Marcel Taillon joins the Inner Life to discuss the reality of miracles in the life of the Church.

Caller Story – Her Uncle was healed after she called in to pray for him during the Chaplet of Divine Mercy on Relevant radio. She experienced inner healing as well.

Caller Story – His son was healed from an inoperable brain tumor. Now he prays for a second miracle, that his son will come back to Church.

Caller Story – She had been away from Church during my teenage years and was depressed. After returning, one morning I woke up and felt the physical healing.

Caller Story – When I called into the Inner life, I shared my struggles.  I was filled with hope and love for Christ.

Prayer and the Morning Offering – How does starting the day with prayer help set the tone for the rest of the day? What is the morning offering? Is it something we offer to God? What is it we offer during the morning offering? How do we keep prayer and the morning offering with us throughout the day? Father James Kubicki joins the Inner Life to talk about the power of the morning offering and the importance of daily prayer.

Caller – She begins her mornings by praying the office of readings.

Caller – She and her husband always start the day with prayer and it has completely strengthened their relationship.

– With all the hustle and bustle in today’s world, and all of the technology, patience isn’t something we really appreciate anymore. What impact does the digital age have on patience? How has the business world created more mental health issues? How can we better care for our mental health and keep up with the world around us.  Father Rob Kroll S.J. joins the Inner Life to share how having patience in this ever busy world, can help with our Mental health.Patience and Mental Health

Caller – She can relate with Father Kroll about having patience in traffic. Her story about patience when my son was small. The tone in her voice made him react differently.

Caller – She had to practice patience with her husband who had Alzheimer’s disease. It helped her grow closer to God through her prayer.

Witnessing for Christ. How can we better witness to Christ when we’re in a circumstance that is not friendly or hostile to the faith? (Family, at work, friends, etc.) Are there different ways to witness in each circumstance? Father Jeremy Ploof joins the Inner Life to share how we can better witness to for Christ in our daily lives.

Caller Story – She is a server at IHOP and uses this as a way to share her story and pass out Divine Mercy Holy Cards.

Caller Story – She came back to the Church after 30 years,  is in AA, and shares the message of the Church as much as possible.

Caller Story – She was just confirmed at Easter. She recently returned to the faith after many years away. She witnesses to anyone who will listen.

Caller Story – Told a woman who left the faith due to abuse scandal. He says; “Don’t walk away from Jesus because one of his apostles betrayed him.”

 How are you involved in your parish? Maybe you are looking to get involved in your parish. Where do we start to get involved? Are we required to be involved in our parish? Father Joseph Illo joins The Inner Life to discuss how we can be involved in and build community in our parishes.Building Community in the Parish.

Mary and the Resurrection. As we continue to celebrate Easter and the resurrection, we look at what the resurrection was like for Mary. We hear many accounts of the resurrection and what it was like for those who were there, but what was it like for Jesus mother? Father Sean Grismer joins The Inner Life for the very first time to discuss Mary and the resurrection.

Caller Story – She was struggling in her marriage and they were heading for divorce. She prayed to Mary and Mary gave her full confidence that everything would work out. They did not get divorced.

Caller Story – He has been struggling recently. His wife left him recently. He turned to the Rosary and Mary has helped him through all this.

Caller Story – Her husband ending up getting a job at a Catholic hospital after praying to Mary.

Doubt. This Sunday, we hear in the gospel the story of doubting Thomas. Have you ever been like Thomas and doubted in the Lord? Is Doubt a sin? Father Matthew Widder joins The Inner Life to discuss doubt and its impact on our faith lives.

Caller Story – He lost his faith during Covid. A mens group is what encouraged him to come back to the faith.

Father Matthew Widder joins Patrick to discuss All things Mary

• (4:12) why is Mary so important in the Catholic Church?
• Why are there so many devotions to Mary?
• (15:04) Angela - When I was meditating on God and talking to Him and Mary, all of a sudden, I felt that if you get closer to Mary, you get closer to her son. Felt it was a message. What to do about spiritual attacks?
• John - I write meditations on the blessed mother.  Our father chose Mary, his ideal student.  She alone kept perfect attendance.  Even to the final class...the crucifixion.

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• Mary - Mary was a devout Jew, but I wondered if young women grew up wondering if I could fulfill the prophecies?
• (29:09) Gracie - My sister thinks I'm committing the worst sin by praying to Mary. I don't know what to do to make her feel otherwise.  We were raised Catholic. What can I do to convince her?
• Joseph - My fascination with Mary has been through books and movies.  I hear about apparitions, and when we pray to her, are we heard the same way she heard her children at Fatima, etc?

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• Diane - Confronted by someone.  If Mary is without sin, why does she need a savior?
• (46:54)  Rita - I have a lot of Baptist friends. I'm Catholic and they want to know why do we go to Mary and not directly to Jesus?

Recognizing Jesus in Our Lives. How can we recognize Jesus in our own lives? What can we do if we struggle to find Jesus in our lives? Father Sam Martin joins The Inner Life to help us recognize Jesus in our own lives.

Caller Story – Shares how he encountered Jesus in the Eucharist and how he learned the Jesus is with us always, not just in the Eucharist.

Caller Story – Shares how she encountered Jesus in her life through the Holy Spirit when she received news that her father had cancer.

How are we saved? What is required, if anything, for salvation? What role does Baptism and Confession play in our salvation? Father Bobby Blood joins The Inner Life to discuss salvation.

Caller Story – She was asked as a kid on the bus if she was saved. She didn’t know what to say to it and stayed silent.

Caller Story – Shares how he responded to a protestant who asked him if he was saved when he was on active duty.

Celebrating the Resurrection. Why is the resurrection a celebration? What exactly are we celebrating? How is every Sunday a celebration of the joy of the Resurrection? Father Dave Heney joins Josh Raymond on The Inner Life to discuss the importance of the  celebration of Jesus Christ and His Resurrection.

Palm Sunday/Looking Ahead to Holy Week. As we approach the passion of our Lord, we take a look ahead to Palm Sunday and Holy Week. Why is Palm Sunday important, and what are some good Holy Week practices? Father Brain Geary joins The Inner Life today to help us look ahead at Palm Sunday and Holy Week.

The Annunciation. Today in the Church, we celebrate the angel Gabriel’s Annunciation to Mary that she will bear a son and call him Jesus, and that He will be called Son of the Most High. Today on The Inner Life, Father Craig DeYoung joins us for the first time to talk about this special day in the Church.

Caller Story – She had an unplanned pregnancy and was told to have an abortion. She trusted in God and did not have the abortion. She is now married with many kids.

Caller Story – She asked God to allow her to leave her career so that she could take care of her husband. She trusted in Him and God provided for them both.

Caller Story – She was told that her last child would have down syndrome. She was told to have an abortion but he and her husband said no and trusted in God. He is a true blessing to them.

United with Christ in the Eucharist. What does it mean to be united with Christ in the Eucharist? Are we not always united with Christ? If not, what can we do to make sure that we are? Father Boniface Hicks joins The Inner Life to discuss being united with Christ.

Caller Question – How do we know that Christ is truly, physically present in the Eucharist?

Confession. When was the last time you went to confession? If it has been a while, what keeps you from going back? Today on The Inner Life, Father Ben Cameron discusses the importance of confession, especially as we approach Easter Sunday.

Caller Story – He was away from confession for a long time and scared to go back. A woman helped encourage him to go back, and he did.

Caller Story – She was away from the Church for 20 years and living a life filled with drugs. She finally went back to confession and her life was changed forever.

Caller Story – She started going to regular confession from listening to John on Morning Air and his encouragement to go regularly.

Reading the Bible. How often do you read the bible? Have you ever read the bible start to finish? If not, why not? Reading the bible and knowing scripture is something we should all know and do as Catholics, so why is it hard for us to sometimes do? Father JP Mitchell joins The Inner Life to give you some tips on how to read and apply scripture to your daily life.

Caller Story – When he was first married, his wife wanted a baby, but he was worried about finances. He opened the bible to a passage on trust.

Caller Story – He does the office of readings daily and is in a men’s bible study which has helped him grow in his understanding of scripture.

St Joseph. Today we celebrate the feast of St Joseph. What do we know about St Joseph, and how is St Joseph an example to us to find holiness in the ordinary moments in life? Father Matthew Spencer joins The Inner Life to discuss and celebrate the feast of St Joseph.

Caller Story – She is a widow, and has turned to St Joseph to help her with things that her husband would take care of around the house.

Caller Story – St Joseph helped her meet her husband.

Giving Control to God. Are you someone who needs to be in control? Why is that? Why do many of us feel the need to be in control rather than giving it over to God? Father Douglas McKay joins The Inner Life to discuss how we can give control over to God, especially as we approach the end of our Lenten journey.

Caller Story – She lived in an abusive household for years. She finally gave it all over to God.

Caller Story – His brother had a stroke. It was hard on him and the family. They had to learn to give the control of the situation over to God.

Caller Story – Every morning, she asks God what He wants her to do that day, and she lets the spirit lead her through the day.

Father Carter Griffin joins Patrick to discuss Spiritual Healing

(4:45) What exactly is spiritual healing? 

(6:52) What about spiritual wounds

15:38  How does the Lord bring about spiritual healing

18:01 Brenda-I was spiritually healed and set free from my anxiety/depression

Break 1

24:02  E-Frank- How to be spiritually healed after I attacked someone spiritually years ago.

28:50 How can people damage their souls so badly and no feel its effects?

32:58 Angela-I'm trying to find balance and not be overwhelmed. Sometimes my friends demand too much from me and I don't know how to help them without hurting myself

37:09-Marcy-I suffered from anxiety over my past sins, even though I confessed.  I had to learn to forgive myself

Break 2

43:44 Patricia-I’m feeling depressed after I had a conversation w/my granddaughter about going back to confession and she took it as if I was hurting her.

47:56 Molly-I hated myself after assaulted even though was told it wasn’t my fault. But I was gradually completely healed.

Resources

New book from Fr. Carter Griffin:  Forming Families, Forming Saints – St. Paul Center (stpaulcenter.com)

St Patrick and Apologetics. What can we learn from St Patrick about apologetics? How can we grow in faith in learning about the life of St Patrick? Father Carter Griffin joins The Inner Life to discuss St Patrick and how he is an example to us to be evangelists for the faith.

Caller Story – Jehovah Witness stopped by her home one time and her husband used it as an opportunity to evangelize to them.

Caller Story – She learned to evangelize through trial and error and from listening to Relevant Radio.

Caller Question – He struggles to evangelize with family members, any advice?

Its Not too Late to Start Lent. What can you do if you haven’t Lent yet? We are just at the halfway point of Lent but it is not too late to start your Lenten journey. So how do you start Lent half way through? Do you have to do double the penance? Father Bobby Blood joins The Inner Life to help you get started on your Lenten journey today if haven’t done so already.

Caller Story – She has struggled with Lent but has been going back to Mass on a more regular basis to help form her faith.

Caller Story – She is doing a program called “Be Formed” with Father Burke Masters and this has helped her get back to confession.

Caller Story – She fell away from the Church and she came back later in life.

Temptation and Sanctification. How are you tempted in your daily life? Is temptation a sin? How can temptation lead to sanctification? Father Peter Cameron joins The Inner Life to discuss temptation and how it can lead to sanctification.

Caller Story – He was tempted by the allure of prostitution while serving in Vietnam. He prayed the Our Father and Hail Mary as protection against this temptation.

Stations of the Cross. How often do you pray the stations of the cross? Why do we only seem to pray the stations of the cross during Lent? Are the stations of the cross something we can pray anytime during the year? Father Tom Wilson joins The Inner Life to help you better understand how to pray the stations of the cross.

Caller Story – She is a CCD teacher and she has the kids color the 14 stations of the cross. It really helps them to understand what is happening in the last days of Jesus.

Prayer. How has your prayer life been this Lenten season? Are there prayers you pray daily? How do you make sure that you are getting prayer in daily? Msgr Fred Dolan joins The Inner Life to discuss prayer and how we can make it a daily part of our lives.

Caller Story – Shares how he implemented daily prayer into his daily activities and how that helped him grow in faith and prayer.

Caller Story – Her husband had colon cancer. She heard a voice telling her to go back to the doctor. She prayed about it and took him back. He had a tumor in his chest. The doctors removed it and he is now cancer free.

Caller Story – She prays the rosary and finds it the easiest way to concentrate on prayer.

Sacrifice. What are you willing to sacrifice in your life? Have you sacrificed anything during Lent so far? Why is sacrifice so hard for us? Father Jeremy Ploof joins The Inner Life to discuss how sacrifice is so important to our Lenten journey and the growth of our faith lives.

Caller Story – He had to sacrifice his sufferings for his son who was addicted to drugs.

Caller Story – Sacrificing and giving up cigarettes helped him grow closer to the Lord.

Living out Forgiveness. Do you find it difficult to forgive others? What about forgiving yourself? If you find forgiveness difficult, it might be even more difficult to live out that forgiveness. So what does it mean and look like to live out forgiveness? Father Joseph Johnson joins The Inner Life to help you find ways to live out forgiveness, especially during Lent.

Caller Story – He has a brother and Nephew who were murdered, and he is struggling to forgive the person who did it. Would like some advice.

Caller Story – She learned to forgive someone who stole from her father.

Caller Story – She was tortured by 2 men, she struggled to forgive them and started praying for their salvation.

Caller Story – She learned to forgive her ex husband for the affair he had.

Learning from the Little Way in Lent. Do you know what the Little Way is? Who is St. Therese of Lisieux? How can we learn from her and make the most of the little things in Lent? Father Gary Caster joins The Inner Life to explain why the little things in Lent are just as important as the big ones.

Caller Story – St Therese helped him grow in his prayer life. She was an inspiration to him from a young age.

Caller Story – He is disabled and can’t do much anymore. He offers these struggles up as his “little way”.

Taking Up Your Cross Daily. Do you invite suffering into your life? Probably not, because, who would, right? Christ suffered and died for us by taking up the cross, so how can we suffer for him by taking up our own cross? Father Michael Hurley joins The Inner Life to discuss why it is so important for us to take up our cross daily.

Caller Story – Lost her husband years ago and it has been hard for her. It is her cross to carry daily.

Caller Story – Her cross is being single in life. She always wanted a family but never got one.

Caller Story – Her cross that she carries daily is being blind.

The Corporal Works of Mercy. Which of the corporal works of mercy do you find you practice the most? Which one do you struggle to practice? As Catholics, we are called o help all those in need, but it isn’t always easy to do. How can we make the corporal works of mercy a part of our daily lives? Father Ethan Southard joins The Inner Life to help you be able to incorporate the corporal works of mercy into your ever day routine.

Caller Story – Shares how she has had a calling and passion for helping those on the streets who need food and water.

Caller Story – Shares how she was able to get to know her neighbors and feed those who were hungry during Covid.

Father James Kubicki joins Patrick to discuss St. Ignatius of Antioch

• What is the connection between Saint Ignatius of Antioch and Saint Ignatius of Loyola?
• (6:20) How did Saint Ignatius live and die?
• What does Saint Ignatius teach us about the higher hierarchy of the Church?

(20:03) Break 1

• What is a Church father?
• (23:13) Why is it important to read from the Church Fathers?

(38:28) Break 2

• What is the relationship between St. Ignatius and St. John the Apostle?
• (44:09) Tom - What is the relationship of St. Ignatius of Antioch and St. Polycarp?
• How can we grow in friendship with the saints?

Resources

• A Year of Daily Offerings by Father Kubicki
  • https://ignatius.com/a-year-of-daily-offerings-ydop/

Prayer, Fasting, and Alms Giving, as a Family. Prayer, fasting, and alms giving are things we should be doing during lent, but they can be difficult to do as a family, especially if you have young kids in the house. How do you incorporate prayer, fasting and alms giving into your families daily Lenten routine? Father Joseph Illo joins The Inner Life to give you some tips on how to make this possible.

Caller Story – Shares what she does with her children during lent to help the family grow in faith.

Caller Story – Shares how she would get her children to do good for other and get them to serve the poor during lent.

Caller Story – Loves the Family Rosary Across America and how Father Rocky does so well with the children.

Detachment. Did you know that a survey of more than a thousand millennials said that 40 percent would forego washing their hair to keep their phones? Our world today seems to be attached to many things that keep us from God. What are you attached to and how are you finding ways to detach yourself from those things? Father Daniel Schuster joins Josh Raymond to help you detach from things in your life that keep you from your relationship with God.

Caller Story – He had an attachment to alcohol and he asked God to take it away from him and He did.

Caller Story – She had to learn how to detach from the way she was praying.

Caller Question – Is it sinful that she is attached to religious items such as pictures and rosaries?

Journeying with Mary through Lent. As you continue through Lent, how has Mary helped you along the way? How do you look to Mary in your daily life to help you grow closer to her son? Josh Raymond makes his Inner Life debut as host with Father Ed Broom as your spiritual director to help guide your journey with Mary through Lent.

Caller Story – She read Father Brooms book and it inspired her to connect herself to the sufferings of the Holy Family.

Caller Story – After consecrating herself to Mary, her daughter in law had her marriage blessed by the Church.

Caller Story – She is a convert to the faith and never consecrated herself to Mary until the pandemic started. She now prays the rosary everyday at 3:00pm

. Chuck Neff heads off into retirement discussing the name of the show with one of his favorite priests, Father Douglas McKay. Join Chuck Neff, and Father McKay as they discuss The Inner Life and what that means to our faith life.Chuck Neff’s Final Show

Caller Story – He was told at a retreat in 2014 that “Jesus was with him every step along the way”. This helped him with his faith when he was questioning it.

Caller Story – The Inner Life Show has been a God send to her as a stay at home mom.

Caller Story – The Inner Life Show has been his cup of coffee each and every day. Thanks Chuck for all you have done.

Caller Story – She found her Inner Life during Covid through prayer.

The Peace Prayer of St Francis. How are you an instrument of Gods peace? How have you been able to imitate the peace prayer of St Francis in your daily life? Father Albert Haase joins The Inner Life to give you insight on how you can better live out the peace prayer of St Francis.

Caller Story – She finds it very difficult to be that instrument of peace for her own family.

Caller Story – She lost her husband 3 weeks ago and she is struggling to find peace.

Discipleship. Is there a correct way to be a disciple? How as we journey through lent can we become stronger disciples of Christ? Father Burke Masters joins the Inner Life to help you become a stronger disciple of Christ.

Caller Story – She is unable to help those in need physically but she has been blessed financially to help others.

Caller Story – Her husband left her because she wanted to become a disciple of Christ and do the will of God.

Caller Story – The more you love Jesus, the more you want to share him with others.

Caller Story – He went to confession 30 years ago and his penance was to teach RCIA. 30 years later he is teaching teaching RCIA.

Peace During Change. Do you find change difficult to deal with? In these times of change, have you found it difficult to find some inner peace? Father Sam Martin joins The Inner Life to help you find different ways of finding inner peace in the midst of change.

Caller Story – Finds peace in certain passages that remind him that God is the King we all bow before.

Caller Story – She has dealt with many sufferings recently. Relevant Radio has helped give her peace with all the difficulties.

Caller Story – He has always been slow to change and has gone though a lot in life, but God lead him to Relevant Radio and it has helped his life immensely.

Caller Story – She is getting ready to move, and she is finding the change hard to deal with.

The Feast of the Chair of St Peter. Why do we have a feast day for a chair? What is the point of it? Would that be considered worship of an Idol? Wouldn’t it make more sense to just make the feast day “the Feast of St Peter”? Father Eric Nielsen joins The Inner Life to explain why we have a feast day for The Chair of St Peter.

Caller Question – How did the Church end up where it is at today with all the division?

Caller Question – In regards to the reading today, how is it determined what is bound on Earth and loosed on Earth?

Caller Story – He looks to St Peter as a role model for him as the head of his own household.

The Kingdom of God. As we journey though Lent, how are you preparing to be able to enter the Kingdom of God? Are we guaranteed entrance to the Kingdom of God? Father Richard Simon joins The Inner Life to talk about entering the Kingdom of God.

Caller Story – Shares how becoming aware of temptation helped her in life. She was unfaithful in her marriage but was able to over all of it.

Caller Story – She is addicted to gambling. She is finding it difficult to over her temptation.

Caller Question – “Repent and believe in the Gospel” what gospel is Jesus speaking of? Is there a 5th gospel we don’t know about?

Caller Story – She finds that temptation helps her grow in her own faith.

Pornography. Do you know someone who struggles with the sin of pornography? Maybe it is you who struggles with it. How do we overcome this addictive sin? Father Jeremy Ploof joins The Inner Life to give you the tools to combat the sin of pornography.

Caller Story – He struggles with pornography and he is now trying to give it up for Lent and is combatting it by praying the rosary.

Caller Story – Shares the struggle she had when she found out her husband was looking at pornography. She found a woman’s support group to help her.

Caller Story – He struggles with porn, his wife caught him, and forgave him. It was a hard road to travel, but they did it together.

Caller Story – She was introduced to pornography at a young age and was sexually abused. It has been a life long struggle for her.

Caller Story – Her husband was addicted to pornography and he was able to overcome his addiction.

Bishop Michael Martin joins Patrick to discuss Natural Disasters

• (4:39) what are people who are facing natural disasters?
• What was it like coming off of the National Eucharistic Congress and facing the Hurricanes?

(19:03) Break 1

• What are natural disasters?
• Is it okay to use technology to protect ourselves against natural disasters?
• (29:55) How can we be good stewards of creation?
• (33:19) Deloris - I think God is mad at us because we're fooling around with His nature that He created.  Trying to teach us something.

(39:40) Break 2

• (40:47) Carla - Through everything we've seen...God has shown us how much good is out there with volunteers, donations, etc.   We have seen so much good.  We know he's with us.  See it with neighbors, community, across the country.  Linemen have been wonderful.
• How does God speak to us through natural disasters?
• Does Praying help avert Natural Disasters?

Resources

• Catholic Charites: Diocese of Charlotte
  • https://ccdoc.org/

Ash Wednesday. Did you know that Ash Wednesday Mass is one the most attended Masses each year? It is an encouraging sign but also an interesting one considering it is not a Holy Day of Obligation. Father John Girotti joins Chuck Neff to discuss why Ash Wednesday Mass is one of the most popular Masses to attend each year.

Caller Question – She was unable to attend Mass today, so she burned palms she had from last year for ashes. Is that okay?

Caller Question – Why are they sprinkling ashes on the head instead of putting them on the forehead?

Caller Story – Her son was able to evangelize his college roommate because of the ashes on his forehead.

. What is Mardi Gras? Is it a celebration of something? How can we celebrate Mardi Gras without being gluttonous? Father Nathan Reesman joins Chuck Neff to discuss the celebration of Mardi Gras.Mardi Gras

Caller Story – She has been challenged to give up her phone for Lent.

Caller Question – What suggestions does Father have as what she could do for Lent?